Mouse-type input devices and related systems
OwnerRobin Walton, Orhan Beckman +1inventors
InventorsRobin Walton, Orhan Beckman, Jennifer Farrell
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Abstract
Input devices are provided. An exemplary input device for a computer comprises a housing, a position-determining system and a trackball. The position-determining system is mounted to the housing, and is operative to determine movement of the housing and to provide a first output corresponding to the movement of the housing. The trackball is mounted to the housing and is operative to rotate and to provide a second output corresponding to rotation of the trackball. Computer systems and other input devices also are provided.
Claims20
An input device for a computer comprising:
- a housing;
- a position-determining system mounted to the housing, the position-determining system being operative to determine movement of the housing and to provide a first output corresponding to the movement of the housing;
- and
- a trackball mounted to the housing, the trackball being operative to rotate and to provide a second output corresponding to rotation of the trackball.
A computer system comprising:
- a processor operative to execute instructions;
- memory operative to store the executable instructions;
- and
- an input device operative to provide a user interface with the processor, the input device comprising:
- a housing;
- a position-determining system mounted to the housing, the position-determining system being operative to determine movement of the housing and to provide a first output corresponding to the movement of the housing;
- and
- a trackball mounted to the housing, the trackball being operative to rotate and to provide a second output corresponding to rotation of the trackball.
An input device for a computer comprising:
- a housing configured as a mouse-type input device;
- means for determining movement of the housing;
- means for providing a first output corresponding to the movement of the housing;
- and
- means for providing a second output corresponding to a two-dimensional motion input of a user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.